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- Mary Frann was born Mary Frances Luecke on February 27, 1943 in St. Louis, Missouri. She became a child model and acted in television commercials. At the age of eighteen she won the title of America's Junior Miss. She attended Northwestern University where she studied drama. She dropped out of college in 1964 and moved to Chicago. She hosted a morning talk show and acted in local theater. In 1966 she made her film debut in Nashville Rebel (1966), starring Waylon Jennings. Then she moved to Los Angeles to star on My Friend Tony (1969). She became best friends and roommates with actress Joan Van Ark. Mary married T.J. Escott, an actor and talent agent, on August 11, 1973.
She had a starring roles on Days Of Our Lives from 1974-79. She guest-starred in numerous televisions shows including Fantasy Island (1977), The Rockford Files (1974), WKRP in Cincinnati (1978), Hotel (1983), Hawaii Five-O (1968), and The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970). She and Escott separated in 1982. That same year she beat out two hundred other actresses for the role of Joanna Louden on Newhart (1982). The series was a huge success and made her a popular television star and personality.
Soon after her divorce she fell in love with John E. Cookman Jr., an insurance executive. As Mary got older she became obsessed with her weight. She took diet pills, counted calories, and exercised every day. After eight seasons Newhart (1982) came to an end in 1990. Three years later, she was diagnosed with a heart arrhythmia. She continued to act, making guest appearances on Diagnosis Murder (1993) and Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993). In her spare time she enjoyed gardening, reading, and going to garage sales. Mary and John decided to get married in late 1998. She went on a strict diet so she would be thin on her wedding day.
On September 22, 1998, she attended a charity event for the Los Angeles mission. That night she died in her sleep from a heart attack, aged 55. Her recent diet apparently had put too much pressure on her heart. Her fiancé said, "I wanted to spend the rest of my life with her. She was a wonderful woman." She was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California. - Music Department
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Robert Wells was born on 15 October 1922 in Raymond, Washington, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for The Devil's Advocate (1997), From Here to Eternity (1953) and End of Days (1999). He was married to Lisa Kirk and Marilyn Jackson. He died on 23 September 1998 in Santa Monica, California, USA.- Actor
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Lilico was born on 8 October 1937 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was an actor and writer, known for Samba em Brasília (1961), A Praça é Nossa (1987) and Praça da Alegria (1957). He died on 23 September 1998 in Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Wally Flaherty was born in 1931. He was an actor, known for The Capture of Bigfoot (1979), The Devonsville Terror (1983) and The Game (1984). He died on 23 September 1998 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
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Misae Enomoto was born on 13 March 1924 in Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan. She was an actress, known for Ryûsei (1949), Rinchi (1949) and Ikiteiru gazô (1948). She was married to Masaichi Kaneda. She died on 23 September 1998.- Oran W. Nicks was born on 2 February 1925 in Eldorado, Texas, USA. He was married to Phyllis Vivian Beadel. He died on 23 September 1998.